HOLD-UP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)

HOLD-UP

money for travelling; purposes. I afterwards learned that lie had been arrested." Defence to Cost £2OO The statement spoke of a visit to Brixton Prison, where H.ynes spoke to Miss Rubin about arranging to have some money for his defence, which, she told him, would cost about £2OO. He said he was expecting some money from his relatives in America, but later received a letter saying that the most they could raise was 200 dollars and not £2OO. Hynes, according to the alleged statement, then asked Miss Rubin if she would go to Liverpool and "take one article of value which ho would toll me how to dispose of. I took the bracelet, and as I left 1 was stopped by a policeman. 1 gave him a false name and address." Mrs. Kornbluth, said Mr. Lawson Walton, had made a shorter statement, describing herself as a widow carrying an a hairdressing business in the Holland Park district. "Must You Know?" "My sister has been very friendly with n man who has been charged with armed robbery in the name of Hynes," Mrs. Kornblutli's statement began. "1 never understood why my sister was friendly with him." Mrs. Kornbluth, according to her alleged statement, visited Hynes in prison on a number of occasions, "but lie would not tell me where the stolen property was—he said bo had not cot it." The alleged statement spoke of a visit to Liverpool by Mrs. Kornbluth aud Miss Rubin. It went on:

"1 asked her what slio had got in the safe deposit. She replied: 'Must you know?' I wont to tho safe deposit and inquired if a young lady had called, and gave a rough description of Jessie. The man said, 'Oh, you mean Miss Cooper.' "I walked down the street and saw my sister walking along with two men wiio looked like police officers. One of them said to me, 'Do you know that young woman?' and I said, 'No.' But later said, 'Yes, she is my sister.' ] did not know what was in the snfe deposit." Bracelets Identified Mrs. Hesketh-Wright was then called to give evidence. She said that on the morning of November 9 her flat in Park Lane was forcibly entered. A revolver was pointed at her, and she was compelled to hand over jewellery to Hynes, whom she had since seen in that court. On December 30, at Vine Street police station, she recognised a quantity of jewellery as that which was handed to Hvnes. Two bracelets were produced in court and identified by Mrs. Hesketh-Wright. She said that about an inch had been taken away from the first bracelet shown to her. Robert Peter ,Lloyd, a clerk employed by the Liverpool Safe Deposit Co., gave evidence that on November 11 Miss Rubin rented a strong box in tho name of Miss Marian Cooper, of Clifton Terrace, Westelifl'-on-Sea. She deposited a brown paper package. On December 28 she called again and was handed the box. She went into a private cubicle for about 10 minutes and then returned the box to him. Mr. Lloyd said that on the same day Mrs. Kornbluth camo to his office and asked if Miss Cooper rented a safe thero and he said he would inquire. When Mrs. Kornbluth left the buildinfl he communicated with the police. "That Man Again!" Detective Hiekleton, of the Liverpool Police, gave evidence bearing out the opening statement of the arrests. He stated that when Miss Rubin was arrested she said: "You are making a very grave mistake. I have an important appointment I must keep." Mrs. Kornbluth said: "You will bo sorry for this, you will see." When Mrs. Kornbluth was told that a man named Goodman, or Hynes, had been arrested for the theft of jewellery in Park Lane she^exolaimed: "Goodman! That man again! He has ruined my sister and me. T will tell you all I know of this business." At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Fail submitted that there was no evidence on which Mrs. Kornbluth could he sent for trial. There was no evidence, he said, that she was ever in manual or constructive possession of the property. It was probable that she went with her sister to Liverpool quite innocently. The two women pleaded not enilty and reserved their defence. Bail in £SOO was accepted for each as before. It was agreed that the jewels should remain in the possession of the police pending the hearing of the trial.